Commelina.] cxliii. commelinace^ (olarke). r)5 



Mozamb. Blst. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; between Mpata and tlie 

 commencement of the Tanganyika Plateau, 2000-3000 ft., Whyte ! Kondow e to 

 Karonga, 2000-6000 ft., Whyte! 



48. C. longicapsa, C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Fhaa. iii. 1 7(1. 

 Robust, nearly glabrous. Leaves by :i in., lanceolate-obovate, narrowed 

 at the base into a quasi-petiole \-\ in. long. Spathes nearly 1 in. long, 

 glabrous, 2 or 3 together, terminal. Capsule J by J in., quadrate-oblong, 

 4-seeded. Seeds eylindric, smooth. — Durand k Schinz, Conspect. Fl. 

 Afr. V. 426. 



iMOimev Guinea. Gaboon : Gaboon River, Mann ! 



The lonsj^ quasi-petioles, leaves and capsules, show that this fragment indicates 

 some very distinct species. 



49. C. unibellata, Thonn. in Schumach. Beskr. Guin. PI. 21. 

 Sparingly hairy. Stem 15 in. long, much branched, slender, with 

 internodes 2-3 in. long, at the base decumbent and rooting. Leaves 

 4 by \-\ in. Peduncles scattered, exserted 0-J in. from the leaf- 

 sheath. Spathes J-J in. long, broadly ovate, acute, hispid, slightly 

 curved ; margins connate at the base. Flowers purple or white 

 [Thonning), or almost flesh-coloured [Vogel). Capsule ^ in. long, 

 papery, 3-celled, 3-valved, 3-seeded. Seeds ^ in. long or rather more, 

 ellipsoid, brown, smooth, each \Aith 2 pits on the back. — C. B. Clarke 

 in DC. Monogr. Phan. iii. 170 ; Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Air. v. 

 428 ; K. Schum. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 135. C. nigritana, Benth. 

 in Hook. Niger Fl. 541. 



Upper Guinea. Niger Territory : Nupe, Barter, 1473 ! Quorra, Vogel, 85 ! 

 Mozamb. Sist. German East Africa : Unyamwezi District (ex K. Schumann^. 



50. C. bracteosa, Hassk. in Peters, Keise Jlossamb. Bot. 524. 

 Sparingly hairy. Stems 8-15 in. long, branched ; internodes 2 in. long. 

 Leaves up to i^h by 1 in., elliptic, acuminate, narrowed at either end. 

 Peduncles 1 (or 2) at the ends of the branches, exserted 0-J in. from 

 the leaf -sheaths. Spathes § by 1 in., obtusely triangular at the tip, 

 slightly white-hispid ; margins connate at the base. Capsule J in. long, 

 papery, 3-seeded. Seeds y^j in. long, subglobose, flattened. — Hassk. in 

 Flora, 1863, 386 ; C. B. Clarke in DC. Monogr. Phan. iii. 180 ; Durand 

 & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 424 ; K. Schum. in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. 

 C. 135 ; Hua in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Par. i. 119. 



irile Iiand. British East Africa : Kieh District ; at Ador Vill»ge, Pe^/^eWc^ .' 

 XVEozamb. Blst. Zanzibar, Sacleux, 218. Portuguese East Africa : Mozam- 

 bique, Peters ; Zambesi Delta; Luabo Kiver, Kirk, 32 i)artly ! 



51 . C. gnineensis, Hua in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Par. i. 119. Root 

 fibrous. Stem branched from the base, glabrescent. Leaves rather 

 long, lanceolate, sessile. Inflorescence terminal, usually 1 only, 

 peduncled. Spathe hooded, not curved, striate, puberulous. Capsule 

 subglobose, with 3 one-seeded cell;;. Seeds smooth. 



Xiower Guinea. French Guinea, Paroisse, 195 ; Brazziwilk', Thollon, 961. 



